Daisy Chain Definition

noun

A garland or string of interlinked daisies.

Webster's New World

A series of connected events, activities, or things, likened to a garland.

American Heritage

Any interlinked series.

Webster's New World

(computer engineering) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence, A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.

Wiktionary

(electrical engineering) Placing several electrical or electronic devices in series by either their power connections or their data connections or both.

Wiktionary

verb

(electronics) To connect a network in sequence from one node to another through the connected devices.

We daisy chained several USB hubs to see if we could reach the far side of the room.

Wiktionary

Alternative spelling of daisy chain.

Wiktionary

other

A series of linked trades that are done in order to manipulate the market and increase trading volume to make it appear that there is an active market for a security. The activity makes prices rise and allows the market manipulators to sell their holdings at a higher price. However, when unsuspecting investors attempt to place sell orders, they receive sharply lower prices than they expect because there is no one on the other side willing to purchase the shares.

Webster's New World Finance